A couple chats during brunch as they drink the popular Mimosa drinks at Farrago Restaurant.

A couple chats during brunch as they drink the popular Mimosa drinks at Farrago Restaurant.

Photo: Julio Cortez / Houston Chronicle

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Farrago Restaurant manager makes a Mimosa.

Farrago Restaurant manager makes a Mimosa.

Photo: Julio Cortez / Houston Chronicle

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Mimosas at Farrago Restaurant were popular

Mimosas at Farrago Restaurant were popular

Photo: Julio Cortez / Houston Chronicle

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A Bellini Farrago Restaurant

A Bellini Farrago Restaurant

Photo: Julio Cortez / Houston Chronicle

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Posole on a nice fall day at Farrago's Restaurant

Posole on a nice fall day at Farrago's Restaurant

Photo: E. Joseph Deering / Houston Chronicle

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Braised Lamb Shank With Dried Fruits at Farrago

Braised Lamb Shank With Dried Fruits at Farrago

Photo: Buster Dean / Houston Chronicle

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Todd Stevens sits in the outdoor area of Farrago restaurant with the Grilled Sea Bass Taco with roasted pepper sauce and mango salsa

Todd Stevens sits in the outdoor area of Farrago restaurant with the Grilled Sea Bass Taco with roasted pepper sauce and mango salsa

Photo: Betty Tichich / Houston Chronicle

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Sadness alert: Farrago World Cuisine has closed

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Where’s the darn “don’t like” button, Facebook?

Once again we learn the news of a restaurant’s demise via Facebook. This time it’s Farrago World Cuisine in Midtown.

When the restaurant opened in 2000, it was one of the signs that once sleepy Midtown was coming to life. Several months after it opened, then Chronicle restaurant reviewer Alan Truex described chef/owner Chuck Russell’s world fare as “inventive, if slightly erratic.”

He wrote:

Stevens sometimes pushes too hard to reinvent dishes that need no fixing. The curried chicken is an example of hodgepodge gone amok: a cacophony of ingredients such as dried cherries, mango, cilantro and peanuts.

On the other hand, complex is best with the fish tacos: soft, bright-red corn tortillas to be filled with chunks of sea bass, shreds of cabbage and tiny cubes of plum salsa, supported by navy beans and rice.

In recent years, Farrago has been known for its mimosa-fueled Sunday brunch.